All Supplements articles – Page 5
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Bespoke mortar colours
Five new Sports England colours have been developed by Cemex Mortars for the sports complex at the £35m Warwickshire College
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Acoustic ceilings
Rockfon has launched three acoustic solutions for the education sector – Rockfon Contour baffles, Rockfon Eclipse ceiling islands and the impact-resistant Rockfon Boxer ceiling system
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FeaturesAcoustic lighting rafts
More than 1,700m of SAS International System 600 acoustic lighting rafts, incorporating HCP radiant heating panels, have been installed at the Trent Valley Academy in Lincolnshire
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FeaturesAll about the kit: school furniture and equipment
A flexible approach to school design doesn’t usually start with the furniture and equipment. But if we want to make best use of teaching spaces, maybe it should
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Prefabricated walls
Szerelmey has launched a lightweight prefabricated wall structure combined with external stone cladding that it says speeds up construction and cuts costs
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FeaturesTextured panels
DuPont has launched a range of decorative panels with 3D patterns for interior decor
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FeaturesPanel system
Eurobond’s composite panel system has been used on an £11m “Lifestyle” building at Stoke-on-Trent college’s Cauldon Campus
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Movers and makers
Solar Gard, which makes solar control films, has launched the Capsol audit tool, which measures the impact of solar gain on office buildings. Capsol, and Solar Gard’s complementary consulting service, can be used to predict the results of retrofitting solar control window film
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What it costs: Tiled cladding
Tiles, shingles and slate can provide traditional and thermally efficient covering for external walls. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance considers the options
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Fibre cement cladding
Marley Eternit’s Natura Plus fibre cement cladding has been used on the 3 Assembly Square building in the Cardiff Bay Waterfront
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Brick slips
Hanson has launched the Structherm Fastbrick, an a insulated real brick slip cladding system that aims to combine the advantages of modern construction techniques with the appeal of traditional brickwork
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FeaturesPutting on the glitz: Brass cladding
More and more architects, enamoured of the golden lustre of brass, are choosing it as a cladding material, while others love it just because of the way it weathers
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Aluminium frame system
Technal, the architectural aluminium specialist, has launched its Modal facade system for low-rise buildings
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FeaturesAluminium cladding
James & Taylor has supplied the aluminium cladding for the exterior of Jamie Oliver’s first independent restaurant in Canary Wharf
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FeaturesStanding seam roofing
Straight and smooth curved Kalzip aluminium standing seam and galvanised liner sheets have been used for the weatherproof envelope of the Influenza Resource Centre & UK Stem Cell Bank in South Mimms, Hertfordshire
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Resin slates
Redland has launched a heather coloured resin slate roof tile. Made from 60% recycled Welsh slate, the Cambrian has a thin leading edge and perform like a modern interlocking tile, unlike natural slate
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Light tubes
Glidevale Sunscoop tubular rooflights have been used to optimise natural daylight at the Aurora house, a low energy home developed in partnership between South Lanarkshire college, Dawn Homes, Oregon Timber and industry suppliers
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High-capacity rainwater systems
Marley Eternit has added to its Alutec Evolve rainwater system with a high-capacity gutter and a 76mm flush-fit circular downpipe system
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FeaturesDual-purpose insulation
More than 300m2 of TLX Gold has been installed in a 10-bedroom barn conversion in a Monmouthshire valley in south Wales
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FeaturesStructural decking
RigiSystems’ Ziplok standing seam profile has been used on the roof of the £27m Peak indoor sports complex at Stirling sports village